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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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